Deerfield Police Department

The Deerfield Police Department in Illinois runs a 24-hour communications center that answers emergency and non-emergency calls for three villages: Deerfield, Bannockburn and Riverwoods. Eight full-time and three part-time telecommunicators staff four independent IP-based answering positions, each equipped with TDD service for deaf callers, controls to sound the emergency sirens and audio and video surveillance of the police building and several off-site locations, and the center links to Lake County's PASSAGE system for real-time views of key intersections. The department calls community policing its guiding philosophy and lists nine continuing goals, among them educating juveniles about their legal responsibilities and teaching the public how to avoid becoming crime victims. Its Community Police Liaison program assigns a specific officer to a subdivision as the contact for neighborhood leaders on minor concerns; Briarwood Vista, North Trail and Coromandel have liaisons now, with plans to expand. A watch commander is on duty around the clock, parking tickets can be paid online, by mail or in person at any hour, and contested tickets go to the Park City Branch Court.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 2023), Deerfield village, IL has an estimated population of 19,185.